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Greenhouse effect is a term associated with interrelationship of different cultural ties and political movements over the world.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
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The greenhouse effect is not a term associated with the interrelationship of different cultural ties and political movements over the world. It is a term associated with pollution.

Holes in the ___________ layer of the atmosphere allow ____________ ___________ of the sun which causes ____________.

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  1. Ozone layer, gamma rays, brain tumour

  2. Ozone layer, harmful rays, skin cancer

  3. Greenhouse, x rays, brain tumour

  4. Ozone layer, alpha rays, brain tumour

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Air pollution leads to the greenhouse effects due to the constant emission of poisonous gases from vehicles, households and industries which the atmosphere cannot use. Gases remain trapped inside the atmosphere causing the global temperature to rise. This is called global warming. This has resulted in holes in the ozone layer due to which harmful rays of the sun are allowed to enter the earth's atmosphere causing skin cancer and various other ailments. 

Which is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala?

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  1. Vembanad lake

  2. Ashtamudi lake

  3. Sasthamkotta lake

  4. Vanchikulam lake

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Correct Option: C

When Kerala was declared as a fully electrified state?

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  1. 2012

  2. 2015

  3. 2016

  4. 2017

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Correct Option: D

What percentage of the total land of Kerala is occupied by the western ghats?

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  1. 40%

  2. 48%

  3. 52%

  4. 56%

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Correct Option: B

Chipko Movement was started in _______.

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  1. Rajasthan

  2. Haryana

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Gujarat

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Correct Option: C
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Uttar Pradesh . 

The first Chipko Movement goes back to the eighteenth century. An enormous gathering of individuals from the Bishnoi people group in Rajasthan opposed felling of trees by embracing them. In current India, Chipko Movement began in April 1973 in Uttar Pradesh's Mandal town in the upper Alakananda valley.

Chipko Movement was started on _______.

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  1. September 1983

  2. September 1981

  3. April 1973

  4. April 1981

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Correct Option: C
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1973 . 

The first Chipko Movement goes back to the eighteenth century. An enormous gathering of individuals from the Bishnoi people group in Rajasthan opposed felling of trees by embracing them. In current India, Chipko Movement began in April 1973 in Uttar Pradesh's Mandal town in the upper Alakananda valley.

Chipko Movement in Karnataka was called ________.

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  1. Hug trees

  2. Appiko

  3. Vriksh Bachao

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B

Who is Sunderlal Bahuguna?

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  1. Freedom Fighter

  2. Noble Prize Winner

  3. Former President of India

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: D
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D. None of the above. 

He was a very generous environmentalist and one of the main contributors of the Chipkoo movement. 

Who started the Chipko movement?

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  1. Sunderlal Bahuguna

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Subhash Chandra Bose

  4. Rajiv Gandhi

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sunderlal Bahuguna. 

Chipko Movement, began in the 1970's, was a peaceful development focused on the protection of trees and woods from being decimated. The name of the Chipko movement started from the term embrace as the town people used to embrace the trees and shield them from woodcutters from cutting them.